The inaugural awards ceremony, which is in its third year will see UK Asian television channels, Asian actors and actresses being recognised for their contribution to the industry.
Over the past months, organisers of the event had invited viewers to put forward their selections in the form of shows and channels. From the preliminary nomination process, top nominees in each category have been shortlisted. Viewers will now need to vote for their favourite from each category ahead of the main event on Saturday 26th November 2016 at the prestigious Jumeirah Carlton Tower, London.
The shortlisted nominations are as follows…
News Channel of the Year:
Aaj Tak
ABP News
ARY News
NDTV
News 18
Times Now
Reality Programme of the Year:
Big Boss
Dance Plus 2
Jhalak Diklaja
Music Channel of the Year:
B4U
Brit Asia
PTC Punjabi
Zing
URDU Channel of the Year:
ARY
Geo
Hum TV
Peace TV
Punjabi Channel of the Year:
Akaal TV
PTC Punjabi
Sikh Channel
Zee Punjabi
Bengali Channel of the Year:
ATN Bangla
Bangla TV
Channel I
NTV
Best of British:
Britain’s Got Talent
Eastenders
Great British Bake Off
Great British Menu
Sherlock
Soap of the Year:
Ek Duje Ke Vaaste
Ishqbaaaz
Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi
Shakti — Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki
Swaragini
Male Actor of the Year:
Nakuul Mehta
Namik Paul
Shaheer Sheikh
Shantanu Maheshwari
Varun Kapoor
Vivian Dsena
Female Actor of the Year:
Divyanka Tripathi
Erica Fernandes
Helly Shah
Nikita Dutta
Surbhi Chandna
Vrushika Mehta
General Entertainment Channel of the Year:
Colors
Sony Entertainment Television Asia
Star Plus
Zee TV
Head to http://avta.tv/vote/ to cast your vote today!
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